Fantasy football managers know there is no offseason when it comes to preparing to dominate your league. But there is a specific time to bear down and really focus on gathering all the information you need to be ready for your fantasy draft. That time is now, which is why SI Fantasy is here with our 2023 Fantasy Football Draft Kit.
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These Fantasy Rankings Should Be Your CheatSheet
Don’t go into your fantasy draft without Michael Fabiano’s rankings in your arsenal. Anyone can tell you that Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson is the consensus No. 1 pick in fantasy this year, but Fabiano’s positional rankings will give you the edge in later rounds when you’re looking to fill out a winning roster.
Fantasy Draft Strategy: Expert Advice on How to Build Your Roster
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Drafting the best available player is well and good, but you’ve got to have some strategies in place when building the ultimate fantasy roster. Kyle Wood’s outstanding draft strategy series takes a look at different ways to approach the first five rounds of your draft depending on where you’re drafting from.
• Draft Slot Strategies: Picks 1-2-3 | Picks 4-5-6 | Picks 7-8-9
More Draft Strategy:
Bold Predictions for the 2023 NFL Season
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Patrick Mahomes was the only quarterback in the NFL last season with 5,000 passing yards and 35 TD passes, helping him earn QB1 in fantasy. According to Fabiano’s bold predictions, Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence will hit those lofty numbers this season
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Sleepers, Busts and Breakouts
Top Sleepers: QB | RB | WR | TE
Deep Sleepers
8 Rookie Sleepers
Breakout Candidates: QB | RB | WR | TE
5 Rookie Breakouts
Potential Busts: QB | RB | WR | TE
10 Rookie Bust Candidates
Mock Drafts/Draft Reviews
12-Team Mock Draft Review
10-Team Mock Draft Review
Fabiano’s One-Man Mock
Draft Decisions: Making the Right Choice Between Players of Equal Value
Elite running backs like Nick Chubb and Derrick Henry are being taken within a few picks of each other in early fantasy drafts. So which would you take if given the choice? In this series, we did a deep dive into several “either/or” dilemmas.
Head-to-Head Series
Lamar Jackson or Trevor Lawrence
Justin Fields or Justin Herbert
Nick Chubb or Derrick Henry
Rhamondre Stevenson or Travis Etienne
Kenneth Walker III or Jahmyr Gibbs
Ja’Marr Chase or Cooper Kupp
CeeDee Lamb or Davante Adams
DK Metcalf or Deebo Samuel
Dallas Goedert or Darren Waller
Volume Report: Vacated Target and Carry Analysis
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Three of the top six most-targeted players on the Lions last season are no longer on the roster. That probably means more opportunity for Detroit’s WR1, Amon-Ra St. Brown. But there are also a few new faces in the mix. Kyle Wood broke down the six teams with the most vacated targets as well as the six teams with the most vacated carries.
- Replacing Targets: Houston Texans | Carolina Panthers | Detroit Lions | Green Bay Packers | Tennessee Titans | New England Patriots
- Replacing Carries: Carolina Panthers | Denver Broncos | Detroit Lions | Buffalo Bills | Minnesota Vikings | Philadelphia Eagles
Features/News
Why Bijan Robinson Is a First-Round Lock
ADP Risers in Best Ball
ADP Fallers in Best Ball
Fantasy Strength of Schedule: 5 Easiest by Position
Fantasy Strength of Schedule: 5 Toughest by Position
Sizing Up the Sophomores
Early Look at Average Draft Positions
Fantasy Football Basics
What’s the Best Scoring System
How to Play Best Ball, Auction and Salary Cap Leagues
Team-by-Team Insider Reports
The editors at Athlon’s Fantasy Sports reached out to team beat reporters and asked them three fantasy-related questions about the teams they cover. Here’s what they had to say:
AFC East: Buffalo Bills | Miami Dolphins | New England Patriots | New York Jets
AFC North: Baltimore Ravens | Cincinnati Bengals | Cleveland Browns | Pittsburgh Steelers
AFC South: Houston Texans | Indianapolis Colts | Jacksonville Jaguars | Tennessee Titans
AFC West: Denver Broncos | Kansas City Chiefs | Las Vegas Raiders | Los Angeles Chargers
Buccaneers
NFC West: Arizona Cardinals | Los Angeles Rams | San Francisco 49ers | Seattle Seahawks
